The PIYN project involves aspiring artists and performers from Auckland's diverse communities, working with the best of contemporary UK talent, to collaborate, create and celebrate. The programme involves capacity building workshops, online and face to face collaborations and master-classes in creativity.

2011 programme planning

By Monday April 4, 2011

Planning is in full swing now for this year’s version of the PIYN programme. The programme will run from May till July 2011, and will include capacity building workshops, online collaborations and creative residencies.

Guests confirmed so far include Pacific Sister and original Pacific Island Renaissance figure Rosanna Raymond, a continuation of Helen Baxter’s Online Creative workshop, an online music collaboration with The Roundhouse in Camden UK, the visionaries behind Bottletop, and we are working on also getting the Hip Hop Shakespeare company to NZ for a residency. Stay tuned for a full programme announcement in April 2011.

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PIYN 2009 album free download

By Wednesday September 1, 2010

Hey all, thought we would link the album download today for anyone who wants a dose a free music. The sun is shining in Auckland, so that’s a good enough reason. Spring is here!

The PIYN album from 2009 kicked off the project, when 15 diverse artists and creatives from Auckland joined with the Urban Soul Orchestra to write and perform an album in Auckland and at Womad Taranaki.

Visit here to download tracks from the album.

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PIYN on Kiwi FM

By Wednesday May 12, 2010

MsBehaviour from Mohawk Media speaks to Radio Wammo about People In Your Neighbourhood 2010. Covering the participatory media side of the project using Ustream TV and Twitter.

Watch a podcast of the Auckland performance here, or join us on Saturday night to watch the live stream from Wellington at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/piyn

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Taupo and Wellington shows this week

By Tuesday May 11, 2010

After an amazing show in Auckland over the weekend, the PIYN crew head South to perform at the Taupo Erupt Festival on Thursday May 13th, and in Wellington at The Overseas Terminal May 15th. We hope you can make it along.

In the meantime, here is a flip camera clip shot when Charlie Dark was taking a day off on Waiheke Island last week…

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PIYN 09 Documentary

By Friday December 11, 2009

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Watch the full PIYN 09 Documentary here by clicking on the player above, or at the British Council NZ’s Youtube page.

During the whole rehearsal and performance period for People in Your Neighbourhood 2009, the Macroscope documentary team followed the crew and performers around to document the project.

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